A vets surgery has reported it is treating a dog for a suspected case of Alabama Rot - and has urged pet owners to seek help if they believe their dog is showing signs of the flesh eating disease.

Very little is known about the disease, which causes blood clots that make a dog's flesh rot and can lead to kidney failure.

The disease is often picked up if dogs have been out for a walk after heavy rainfall and the vets have said the dog with the suspected case is usually taken to the Old Skellingthorpe Woods and Spalford rabbit warrens.

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Unfortunately these symptoms can sometimes lead to kidney failure. This failure is noticeable with unusual tiredness, vomiting and reduced hunger.

What is Alabama Rot?

The condition is officially called CRGV, but it was named after the state in America that it was first found.

It is a disease cause by damage to the blood vessels in the skin and kidney and causes tiny blood clots to form, which blocks them and can lead to damage of the affected tissue, ultimately leading to either skin lesions or kidney failure.

Without urgent treatment dogs develop and intense fever which can sometimes kill them.

No breed is immune to it and the disease seems to thrive in wet conditions.

We reveal the signs you need to look out for in relation to Alabama Rot (Image: Getty/Kerkez)

What causes it?

No one knows the cause at this time, but investigations are ongoing.

What can pet owners do to reduce a dog's chance of getting it?

Dog owners should avoid wooded and muddy areas - especially of there has been a lot of rain.